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Dirigeants du climat nord-américain
December 12, 2024En avril, les dirigeants mondiaux de 175 pays se sont rencontrés pour signer un accord global sur le climat, conclu à Paris en décembre 2015.More on:
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Informe de políticas: La oportunidad en metano de Norteamérica
December 12, 2024En abril, líderes de 175 países se reunieron para firmar el acuerdo mundial vinculante sobre cambio climático (Acuerdo de París), firmado en París en diciembre de 2015.More on:
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A big opportunity for small vessels in The Bahamas
December 12, 2024 | Danielle Carey, Senior Analyst, Global ShippingBy Danielle Carey, Sepp Haukebo and Eduardo Boné-Morón Renowned for its turquoise waters and unique marine ecosystems, The Bahamas is a natural wonder of the world. Yet, with all its beauty, the country faces critical challenges, including rising energy costs, environmental degradation and the growing impacts and threat of climate change. These issues jeopardize the …More on:
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Article
Lead pipes: Some fixes make drinking water more dangerous
December 11, 2024Half-fixes cause more harm. When water utilities only partially replace lead pipes, it increases the risk of lead exposure for residents.More on:
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Confronting aviation’s hidden air quality crisis with real solutions
December 11, 2024 | Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior EconomistBy Pedro Piris-Cabezas and Glenda Chen Airport activity emits a noxious cocktail of air pollutants, including ashy particulate matter, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. Among them, PM emissions from aircraft turbines often fly under the radar yet have an outsized impact on regional air quality and public …More on:
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In first auction after voters defended the program, Washington’s cap-and-invest brings in record high revenue for the year
December 11, 2024 | Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, U.S. ClimateLast month, Washingtonians voted to protect their landmark cap-and-invest program, showing support for the program’s strong limit on pollution and game-changing investments. Thanks to this resounding win, the cap-and-invest program continues to deliver for Washington communities — with today’s results bringing in record revenue for the year. The results released today are for Washington’s fourth …More on:
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Report
How much natural gas is New Mexico wasting?
December 11, 2024Infographic that ponders the question and displays how much natural gas New Mexico is wasting.More on:
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Fact sheet
Fueling a digital methane future
December 11, 2024Digitalization of the oilfield has the potential to unlock up to $1.6 trillion in value.More on:
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Particulate matter pollution from aviation: Effective measures for changing the course of longstanding environmental injustices
December 10, 2024 | Pedro Piris-Cabezas, Senior Director, Global Transportation / Lead Senior EconomistAdopting federal jet fuel regulations to set the aromatic content to as close as possible to 8% can slash particulate matter pollution in the near term, while ensuring adherence to existing flight safety certifications and fuel quality specifications.More on:
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Ahead of the 2025 General Assembly, here are 3 ways to build flood resilience in Virginia
December 10, 2024 | Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, VirginiaDetailed in Virginia's 2025 Common Agenda are three key opportunities for lawmakers to continue progress on flood resilience initiatives. The post Ahead of the 2025 General Assembly, here are 3 ways to build flood resilience in Virginia first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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Financial impacts of regenerative agriculture on Native farms and ranches
December 10, 2024 | Vincent Gauthier, Senior Manager, Climate-Smart AgricultureEDF and IAC leading a study to understand the financial, soil and animal health impacts of regenerative agriculture practices on Native farming.More on:
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Q&A: How Girteka is Turning Ambition into Action on Net Zero Goals
December 10, 2024 | Thorfinn Stainforth, Senior Policy AnalystEDF highlights businesses that are advancing steps toward reducing their GHG emissions while building profitable businesses in a series of interviews.More on:
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Press release
EPA Limits on Climate Pollution from Power Plants Are “Vital Safeguards,” Have “Firm Legal Grounding”
December 6, 2024 | Vickie Patton, General CounselU.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Holds Oral Argument on the Standards Today - Statement of EDF General Counsel Vickie PattonMore on:
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Article
Meet Rosa Inguanzo, rural water activist and champion of change
December 5, 2024Rosa Inguanzo is uniting her central California community to call for clean water.More on:
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Nurturing Climate Leaders for Tomorrow, with Ashoka-Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowship
December 5, 2024 | Hisham Mundol, Chief Advisor, IndiaAshoka-EDF Climate Corps Fellowship is a fellowship program that trains professionals with leading organizations to accelerate climate action.More on:
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As the U.S. braces for environmental attacks, it’s up to states to lead on climate
December 5, 2024 | Pam Kiely, Associate Vice President, U.S. RegionWith anticipated environmental rollbacks at the federal level, the U.S. needs states to act on climate in order to make progress towards the nation’s 2030 commitments. Luckily, there are already signs of momentum. A landslide victory in Washington state to protect its climate law sends a hopeful message that ambitious climate action at the state …More on:
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How Florida built resilience this hurricane season and what can be done to prepare for future storms
December 4, 2024 | Rachel Rhode, Manager, Climate Resilient Coasts & WatershedsThese devastating disasters underscore the need and urgency to build resilience and ensure preparedness ahead of future storms. Florida leaders have made great progress this year to better protect residents, but there is still a lot of work to be done. Let’s look back at Florida’s 2024 progress and consider new initiatives to prepare for the next storm. The post How Florida built resilience this hurricane season and what can be done to prepare for future storms first appeared on Growing Returns.More on:
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California auction results underscore need for ambition and certainty in cap-and-trade market
November 27, 2024 | Caroline Jones, Senior Analyst, U.S. ClimateResults were released today for California’s fourth cap-and-trade auction of the year, which was administered last week by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Auction prices in the joint California-Quebec market (known as the Western Climate Initiative, or WCI) have trended downward this year, reflecting growing uncertainty among market participants about how best to plan …More on:
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How Fishers Are Protecting Their Communities from Hurricanes
November 27, 2024By: Aubrey Taylor Tropical Storm Oscar crept up from the North Atlantic Ocean at a leisurely 40 miles per hour on the morning of Oct. 19, 2024 and ambled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands. Based on the data available, meteorologists believed the tiny storm was unlikely to cause major damage. Yet only three hours …More on:
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Article
UN climate talks yield some progress, but there’s much more to do
November 26, 2024Here's what the UN’s annual climate conference, COP29, delivered — and what’s still needed.More on:
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Op-ed
Opinion: To keep Thanksgiving affordable, we must help farmers adjust to more extreme weather
November 26, 2024 | Britt Groosman, Vice President, Agriculture, Water and FoodAmerica’s farms and food are on the frontlines of more extreme weather. We owe it to farmers, ranchers and families to make food production more resilient.More on:
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A Tale of Two Basins: Colorado regional oil and gas pollution differences highlight need for action on the West Slope
November 25, 2024 | Nini Gu, Regulatory & Legislative Manager, West RegionBy Nini Gu Data recently collected by EDF’s MethaneAIR project in 2023 reveals a striking difference in the emissions profiles between the two major Colorado basins: the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) in the east, and the Piceance in the west. The D-J Basin exhibited a 1.7% methane loss rate from the total natural gas produced; by contrast,More on:
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With 5 years Left Until 2030, the Era of Net Zero Implementation is Here
November 25, 2024By: Jane Eisenhardt Wrapping up Baku and the message for business is clear: we are officially in the era of implementation. Over the past four years, a growing wave of companies, cities, states and financial institutions made ambitious climate commitments. Since COP26 in Glasgow, over 15,500 entities committed to net zero through the Race to …More on:
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Press release
EDF statement on COP29 outcome, new climate finance goal, Article 6
November 24, 2024 | Angela Churie Kallhauge, Executive Vice President, ImpactThe outcome falls well below expectations of developing countries. It will be essential to rebuild the trust and engagement required for climate action.More on:
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Press release
Historic Article 6 decision at COP29 — after much debate, a reasoned solution
November 23, 2024 | Pedro Martins Barata, Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector DecarbonizationAfter four years of stalled negotiations, COP29 has delivered a breakthrough on Article 6.More on: